Surolam looks thoughtful. "I think a mix of shrunk and deconstructed. That's what the light is, but Pokemon in s Pokeball can sometimes sense the outside." She pets Kiir some more. "They're natural. I said they're a kind of animal, right? Kiir understands Shikoku well enough, but it varies."

"Alchemy wouldn't be able to make something like a Pokeball casually. How did you say you got here?"

"A portal. It just opened in front of me while I was sparring with Jemyn." Surolam also thinks to check on the building and see if it would like Ed to leave soon.

The building would like Ed to leave immediately. Preferably out of Amestris entirely - the building can still feel things vaguely outside of Central Command itself, thanks to the tunnels.

"...Can you draw a map of where you came from. We don't have spontaneously opening portals here, not that I've heard of."

Surolam finds a sheet of paper and starts outlining an island. The east coast is drawn in more detail, and the outline is quite thick.

"...Yeah, I don't recognize it. Could be somewhere we haven't explored yet, but I doubt that, the world maps are pretty complete. So you say you fell through a portal, from somewhere that Pokemon and - balls that can deconstruct and reconstruct living creatures easily - are common, and just happened to land in the middle of Central Command? Do people also look like you where you come from, we've been assuming you're a chimera."

Surolam nods. "This seems like a pretty important place, but I don't know why I landed here. The place I was before wasn't somewhere important." She scratches the side of her face a little. "Ah, right, I still look like this..." She focuses for a moment, and her scales, tail, and horns start to melt away-

-until she looks fully human. "I come from dragon blood, though neither of my parents show it like I do."

"Huh. Some chimeras can change to an extent, but usually not that much. So it's inherited? ...You say you come from 'dragon' blood, how did the initial mixing happen? Are dragons and humans interfertile?"

"My ancestor was a Wyvreign, to be specific. They can take human form as well, and I believe that is where my bloodline came from."

"So to clarify, the Wyvreign can change shapes? Are they usually non-humanoid? What are you doing when you change shape, how much do you need to focus on it - is it something learned or instinctive -"

"Their usual form is much larger than a human and definitely not humanoid, yes. My shifts used to occur instinctively when I was angry or upset, but as I've grown stronger I've learned how to better control them, as well as manifest more of my draconic side."

"Huh." He scratches the side of his head. "I'm mostly convinced that you're telling the truth, but you'll have a hell of a time convincing anyone else. You look like a chimera, in your other form, and all known living human chimeras were created by the previous government, though many of them defected and there's a general amnesty for anyone not highly involved."

"What exactly is a chimera, by the way? I assumed it was another word for 'hybrid,' but the use of the word 'created' implies something else."

"At the most basic level, chimeras are organisms made with alchemy from two or more other pre-existing creatures. They usually spend their lives in pain. Human chimeras are made by mixing humans and animals."

"Alchemy can do that too? It sounded more like it was only dealing with objects." And it can't handle living things very well, it seems. She's heard rumors of scientists being able to manage something like that, though she has no idea how accurate that is. And of course the Crystal Creche can create hybrids from almost anything...

"Mostly objects. Living things is advanced. So do you not have alchemy where you're from?"

Surolam shakes her head. "We have some stories about it, but it's not something everyone knows about like it seems to be the case here."

"Huh. Anyways, you didn't seem too confused by how you got here - are portals known where you're from?"

Surolam hums thoughtfully under her breath. "There are Pokemon and people with the ability to create natural portals, are mostly just meant to transport people or objects. But there are plenty of stories about worlds beyond ours, and portals that might lead to such places. And recently, my traveling group found out that might be true."

"We have mathematical theories about other dimensions, but nothing concrete, and though sub-dimensional spaces have been proven to exist, we haven't found other worlds with different physics yet. Portals would be... At best extremely difficult with alchemy. Wouldn't be something I'd expect an animal to be able to do."

"Pokemon have many natural abilities," notes Surolam, tapping her fingers on the desk. "Although the ones who can create portals easiest are usually Legendaries." She feels more confident talking about them-Legendaries can usually take care of themselves after all. "Their hybrid descendants as well, although less ably."

"What are Legendaries?"

Surolam blinks a few times. "They are Pokemon that are generally more powerful by default. Even a newborn Legendary will often learn more powerful moves quicker and start out stronger than an average newborn Pokemon. They also have larger powers of manipulation. There are some that are worshipped as gods, even." She leans back slightly. "Wyvreign are considered one species of Legendary as well."